When you hear the term “ghost town,” what comes to mind? The Old West, or perhaps settlements that once sat…
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Capital punishment in the United States has a long, complicated, and gruesome history, and, well, its methods had to start…
There was… quite a bit happening in 2016, so you’d be forgiven for not remembering the rash of clown sightings…
Imagine yourself landing in a little area of the country in 1853 that was soon to become the little town…
You just really can’t make this stuff up. Wendy Rush, the wife of OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, who was one…
I’ll just get this out of the way now: We don’t care enough about space these days (though maybe that…
June 18, 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte’s retreat at Waterloo, signaled the end of his empire and the beginning of his exile.…
The United States of America is a misleading name because there are more than just states. You undoubtedly know that…
The death of Osama bin Laden was a surreal moment in American history. He was one of the main architects…
As someone who grew up in the Midwest, Hawaii used to hold a certain amount of mystique. As an adult…